Development Manager

Salary -  Competitive

Location - Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN16 1XA

Pattern of Work – 36.5 hours, Monday - Friday

What you need to know about the role

We’re seeking a highly capable and technically driven Development Manager to lead technical development activity across our Steelmaking operations at Scunthorpe, covering BOS and Continuous Casting.

In this key role, you will lead a team responsible for delivering structured development projects focused on improving product capability, process performance, operational efficiency and cost competitiveness. You will provide technical leadership across a range of metallurgical and process disciplines, ensuring development activity is delivered safely, effectively and in alignment with business objectives.

Working closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Commercial and Technical teams, you will play a critical role in driving innovation, process optimisation and long-term capability growth across the department. Through robust technical governance, data-driven decision making and structured project delivery, you will support continuous improvement and help strengthen product quality and customer performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage technical development activity across Steelmaking operations.
• Manage and develop a specialist technical team delivering metallurgical and process development projects.
• Define, prioritise and govern structured development programmes aligned with business and operational objectives.
• Drive innovation and process improvement to enhance quality, productivity, capability and cost performance.
• Analyse operational and quality data to identify trends, opportunities and improvement actions.
• Support technical justification for process improvements, capital investment and capability enhancement projects.
• Ensure effective management of technical risk, trial governance and documentation standards.
• Support customer-facing technical discussions and cross-functional improvement activities where specialist expertise is required.
• Ensure development activities comply with ISO 9001 requirements and Business Management System governance.
• Develop, deliver and maintain technical training packages and specialist guidance materials to support operational and technical capability development across Steelmaking.

What we need to know about you

• Ideally, you will be educated to degree level (or equivalent) in Metallurgy, Materials Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or a related discipline, although equivalent and exceptional industry experience will also be considered.
• Strong technical knowledge of steelmaking processes and metallurgical principles.
• Experience leading technical development, product improvement or process optimisation activities within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to manage and develop technical specialists.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving capability, with confidence interpreting complex operational and quality data.
• Experience delivering structured technical projects and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• A proactive and innovation-focused mindset, balanced with disciplined technical governance and risk management.

What we can offer you
We know our employees are our greatest asset and alongside the great benefits packages we offer, we continue to invest in their careers by providing a huge range of training and development opportunities.

Whatever your stage in life, you'll find a range of benefits to complement your work-life balance. The benefits you'll enjoy include:

• Defined contribution company pension scheme
• 27 personal annual leave days + statutory bank holidays
• Life Assurance
• A comprehensive Company sick pay scheme
• Health Cash Plan via our partnership with Simply health
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Standby and call-out payments
• Family friendly benefits including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.

What you need to know about us

British Steel is a leading European steel manufacturer, supplying premium long products around the world.

We take great pride in our history and heritage. Not many companies can claim to have generations of families dedicating their working lives to one company, one industry. Steel gets into your blood, and this drives the passion of our people. And these 2 values deliver our third value of performance – making the products our customers want now and in the future.

British Steel has a bright future and we want you to be part of it.

British Steel is an armed forces friendly company, and we actively encourage applications from ex-Armed Forces Personnel, Reservists, Armed Forces Veterans and military spouses/partners.
 

We may close this vacancy sooner than planned if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. To ensure your application is considered, we encourage you to submit it as soon as possible.